KMitch

Have a feeling most interested teams were put off by the fact he still has to do his 2 year Korean military service sometime soon if he doesn't win a gold medal at the Olympics/Asian Games in the next year. PSG have so much money they don't really care about it.

No idea about the source but it's so far out of left field that it might be legit. Benfica's starting keeper to replace Olsen?

A month ago, I said the same thing... but the news of Mourinho most likely leaving this summer due to broken promises from the Roma owners regarding the money available is hard to ignore. If Mourinho goes, I think Dybala is off as well.

Same... Words can't describe just how badly he crashed and burned at Roma, but this is Emery's call so I'm backing him to succeed here.

Everyone knows he isn't good enough for the elite clubs, so they start linking him to clubs the next tier down (which includes us). I reckon he'll end up at West Ham, Everton, or Palace.

Uh... He facilitated a sale to new owners then stepped down? He did what he was brought in to do? Really bizarre to see all the Purslow hate for no reason here. You can't deny all the good work he's done for us during his time here off the pitch like the BMH upgrades, inner city youth academy, North stand redevelopment, women's team rejuvenation, etc. Also, Smith was a brilliant appointment for us. Stop with this revisionist BS... He took us from midtable in the Championship, to midtable in the Prem ahead of schedule. Just like Smith, he's taken us as far as he can and it's time to move on from Purslow to someone more elite. When was the last time we had a CEO leave us in a better spot than when he arrived? Never?

Does anyone know it was a demotion or what the role was? No... More conspiracy theories.

I can't help but picture Stanley Tucci with "Monkey Man" by the Stones playing on loop following him around.

That's the exact opposite of being rid of...

If he is a sub, we're paying him A LOT of money in wages to sit on the bench... He was on £120k/week at Leicester and I'd imagine we're paying him more to bring him to Villa Park. Our 5 highest earners are now Kamara, Digne, Coutinho, Tielemans, and Diego Carlos, 4/5 players not in our starting 11.

Well, we'll see. Hopefully this ends up being another Emery masterstroke.

I don't understand how my personal rating of a player and my trust/faith in Emery can't be mutually exclusive?

Because I actually watched a lot of Leicester last season... He was horrific. Wasn't just a good player in a bad side (ala Idrissa Gana Gaye during his time at Villa) he didn't put forth any effort and didn't look fit most of the time. Same story at Monaco as well, looked great upon arriving, then all their fans were happy to be rid of him. Anyway, doesn't matter what I think because obviously Emery rates him and has a plan for him going forward, and I have nothing but unwavering faith in Don Emery.

If he can stay fit (big ask) he'll be better for us than Tielemans. Unfortunately, I'm going to predict he'll be joining Coutinho in the treatment room most of next season.

Incredibly disappointed with this signing, but in Emery I trust.

Please be true! The kid is a livewire! Whenever I've seen Bilbao play this season he's been far and away their best player. Rapid winger with a lot of skill, but extremely raw. You'd think that after just a few months of Emery's coaching he could light the Premier League up.

There's another one we were linked to. I reckon he'll move the the Premier league in a year or two for a lot of money.

I'm kicking myself for forgetting the fish memes!

As an American, I want none of the Leeds yanks. Adams - Works hard, has a good character, but is a Championship level footballer. Aaronson - Works hard, has a lot of flash, but is only a good enough starter for a club in the bottom half of the table. McKennie - Lazy, has a terrible entourage of friends/family/hangers on who regularly trash his club/teammates on social media, more talent than the other two when things go well at the club.

Why did they get relegated then?

Yeah, no brainer to pass on. He's 32 and not impressive. No idea why everyone is so obsessed with signing players from the relegated sides.

Monchi was a catastrophic failure at Roma. Words can't describe how horrific he was in his 2 years there. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmetgates/2023/05/31/monchi-at-roma-the-downfall-of-the-messi-of-recruitment/?sh=6ff81e86a3c9 That said, he was fantastic working with Emery at Sevilla.

What if we we got a good offer for Konsa this window?

Because they were usually calamitous appearances by him. He's way too slow to play a high line and got caught out a lot.